Ginzan Onsen, a hot spring town in the Yamagata region ... but without the crowds - and traditional accommodation at ‘ryokans’ (inns). “Made up of two areas, the mountainous north and ...

Ginzan Onsen, a remote town in northern Yamagata region, draws around 330,000 visitors each year. Many share photos online of its old-fashioned buildings blanketed in snow and illuminated by ...

TOBA, Mie Prefecture--Although it doesn't sound like anything out of the ordinary, a traditional ryokan inn complete with an onsen facility that opened in the Kuzakicho district here is much more ...